January 12, 2011


New Punjab Governor appointment challenged in LHC
LAHORE: The appointment of Sardar Latif Khosa as a Governor Punjab has been challenged in Lahore High Court (LHC)....Full Story

India, Pak can't live in tension: Pranab
MUMBAI: Citing the collapse of the Berlin Wall that unified Germany, Indian finance minister Pranab Mukherjee said differences between India and Pakistan may be resolved ...Full Story

Justice Javed's parents tortured, postmortem confirms
LAHORE: The parents of Justice Javed Iqbal were tortured and strangled to death on Tuesday evening between 04:00 pm to 05:00 pm, the initial postmortem report said....Full Story

SC rejects Dogar's objection plea
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a plea moved by former justice Abdul Hameed Dogar citing objection to current proceedings against a set of dysfunctional...Full Story

APC accuses security agencies of extra-judicial killings
QUETTA: Almost all the major political parties of Balochistan have decided to launch a joint movement by holding protest rallies and public meetings to press the government...Full Story

India refuses to share Samjhota probe findings
LAHORE: India has refused to share the details of the Samjhota Express bombing probe with Pakistan and called it premature to provide findings to Pakistan, a private TV channel...Full Story

No Muslim can think of profaning holy Prophet (PBUH): Altaf
KARACHI: Muttahida Quami Movement chief Altaf Hussain on Tuesday said in unequivocal terms that no Muslim could think about profaning the holy Prophet (PBUH), let alone....Full Story


Joe Biden arrives in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: US Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Pakistan on Wednesday for talks with President Asif Ali Zardari, as Washington seeks to pressure Islamabad to pursue militants...Full Story

Khosa telephones Nawaz
ISLAMABAD: Punjab Governor-designate Sardar Latif Khosa Wednesday telephoned PML-N Chief Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, sources told..Full Story

PML-N welcomes Khosa’s appointment: Ahsan
LAHORE: Leader of PML-N Ahsan Iqbal Tuesday said neither was PML-N asked about the appointment of new governor Punjab nor were we consulted, however, our party welcomes ....Full Story

SC orders removal of FIA DG from Hajj scam probe
ISLAMABAD: Expressing dissatisfaction over the investigation conducted by FIA in Hajj corruption case and directing the government to remove FIA Director...Full Story

Names of Zardari, Nusrat removed from Cotecna reference
RAWALPINDI: An accountability court on Tuesday removed the names of President Asif Ali Zardari and Begum Nusrat Bhutto from the Cotecna reference....Full Story

Pak, Lankan parliamentarians for improving mutual cooperation
ISLAMABAD: The parliamentarians of Pakistan and Sri Lanka on Tuesday expressed the hope that cooperation between the two countries would be increased further to the mutual....Full Story

Aitzaz Ahsan issues clarification on DT report
LAHORE: Referring to a Daily Times report, titled ‘Blasphemy law should remain intact’ published on January 11, former Supreme Court Bar president Aitzaz Ahsan on Tuesday...Full Story

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